The stars came out at the Kodak Theatre in L.A. for the last debate before Super Tuesday. Jason Alexander, Pierce Brosnan, Rob Reiner, Stevie Wonder, Diane Keaton, America Ferrera (with a Hillary button), Alfre Woodard, Bradley Whitford, Steven Spielberg…it was a glittery audience.

Onstage, Barack Obama started out calling Hillary Clinton “Sen. Clinton,” while she referred to him as “Barack.” The generational difference was apparent. He also held out the chair for her. What does that mean in terms of the potential future of the Oval Office?

Clinton allowed flashes of humor–“we’re having a wonderful time,” she said after Obama took a swipe at Clinton on Iraq.

Obama probably didn’t win any points with the Hollywood crowd by saying more thought is required when it comes to marketing sex and violence on film.

The two made nice for much of the evening, emphasizing that they have much in common, tapping arms and looking forward to the real fight with the Republicans.

What about the two of them as a “dream ticket” after this divisive campaign? Would you consider…?
“Premature,” Obama said.

“We will have a united Democratic Party,” Clinton said.

It was all so much more civil than the GOP debate last night, intentionally so.

Joanne Ostrow has been watching TV since before "reality" required quotation marks. "Hill Street Blues" was life-changing. If Dickens, Twain or Agatha Christie were alive today, they'd be writing for television. And proud of it.